Publication: N.Y. Times

UCLA Expert: Park Williams: Associate Professor and Climate Hydrologist, Department of Geography

Synopsis: Williams was featured discussing New Mexico’s record-breaking fire season. The state saw its driest April in history, and springtime temperatures were well above the average.

UCLA News: “This spring, the risk factors aligned for an extreme fire season in New Mexico,” said Williams, who studies long-term drought trends and the effects of climate change.

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